GRAPHIC DESIGN SOLUTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Serif Font
Answer: a typeface with rounded edges on the letters
●● Left Alignment
Answer: An arrangement of text in which the text aligns at the left
margin, leaving the right margin uneven.
●● Right Alignment
Answer: An arrangement of text in which the text aligns at the right
margin, leaving the left margin uneven.
●● Center Alignment
Answer: The alignment of text or objects that is centered horizontally
between the left and right margin.
●● Justified Alignment
Answer: An arrangement of text in which the text aligns evenly on both
the left and right margins.
, ●● Pica
Answer: Measurement (equal to 12 points)
●● Points
Answer: Measurement system frequently used in graphic design. A point
is 1/72nd of an inch.
●● White Space/Negative Space
Answer: The absence of any element
●● emphasis
Answer: Principle which draws the eye first before it travels to the rest
of the design; focal point. (usually dominant element)
●● Eye line
Answer: line of empty space to draw the reader across a design
●● Proximity
Answer: Grouping like things together (address, phone number)
●● Balance
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
APLUS
●● Serif Font
Answer: a typeface with rounded edges on the letters
●● Left Alignment
Answer: An arrangement of text in which the text aligns at the left
margin, leaving the right margin uneven.
●● Right Alignment
Answer: An arrangement of text in which the text aligns at the right
margin, leaving the left margin uneven.
●● Center Alignment
Answer: The alignment of text or objects that is centered horizontally
between the left and right margin.
●● Justified Alignment
Answer: An arrangement of text in which the text aligns evenly on both
the left and right margins.
, ●● Pica
Answer: Measurement (equal to 12 points)
●● Points
Answer: Measurement system frequently used in graphic design. A point
is 1/72nd of an inch.
●● White Space/Negative Space
Answer: The absence of any element
●● emphasis
Answer: Principle which draws the eye first before it travels to the rest
of the design; focal point. (usually dominant element)
●● Eye line
Answer: line of empty space to draw the reader across a design
●● Proximity
Answer: Grouping like things together (address, phone number)
●● Balance
